Once upon a time there was a nice boy named Brian who met a penis-shaped parasite named Aylmer. Soon Brian discovered that Aylmer could inject his brain with a drug that made him so happy . . . that he was willing to do anything to help feed Aylmer's appetite for brains. »3/17/11 5:59pm 3/17/11 5:59pm

Brain damage, which can be caused by conditions such as amnesia and Alzheimer's Disease, doesn't just erase memories. In a shocking new discovery, it turns out brain damage can also cause its sufferers to experience false memories of familiarity. »12/02/10 2:10pm 12/02/10 2:10pm

Ugly though they may be, the naked mole rat might be the animal kingdom's greatest superhero. And their most recently discovered superpower — the ability to survive lengthy periods of oxygen deprivation — could help save human brains. »12/01/09 8:40am 12/01/09 8:40am

When a zombie stripper offers you a "private" lapdance, you may want to think twice, if this can't-believe-they-went-there clip from Zombie Strippers is any indication. Nothing is more disturbing than horror sex. Here are 38 NSFW clips to prove it. »10/30/09 2:00pm 10/30/09 2:00pm

I don't know about you, but I love a good exploding head. Ever since I saw psychic mutant head-exploder flick Scanners as a tot, I've tracked all the ways a head can explode in film. Sometimes it just pops like a watermelon dropped off a roof; sometimes it gets all bulgy and eye-poppy; and sometimes it goes slowly,… »2/22/08 2:26pm 2/22/08 2:26pm